1
: computed for or payable at 3-month intervals
a quarterly premium
2
: recurring, issued, or spaced at 3-month intervals
3
: divided into heraldic quarters or compartments
Examples of quarterly in a Sentence
Adjective
The company holds quarterly meetings.
Recent Examples on the Web
Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
In an August 2023 statement, Phoenix Union said the district conducted emergency response drills quarterly, which could include lockdown drills.
—Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
Alaska Airlines has announced the launch of its new Global Getaways program, offering up to 50 percent off award flights to a list of destinations that will change quarterly.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
The event is the debut of Daley Ranch Discussions With Friends, which is expected to happen quarterly.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
That’s according to ZipRecruiter’s latest Survey of New Hires, which the company publishes quarterly.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The plan is to update the maps quarterly, adding about 40,000 miles at a time until the network reaches about 750,000 miles.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
That’s one higher than initial indications provided by the Fed’s dot plot (a chart updated quarterly projecting the interest rate’s short-term moves) but two lower than the Wall Street consensus of six cuts.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
Under the tax code, the interest rate for overpayments and underpayments is set quarterly.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
Bakish will not take part in the traditional conference call with analysts that accompanies quarterly earnings disclosures, CNBC reported.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Apr. 2024
Demand for office space in New York City and Los Angeles has reached the outer edges of the pre-pandemic rate of demand, according to the latest quarterly Office Demand Index from real estate software firm VTS, released Wednesday.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
Both companies reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and profit on Thursday.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 26 Apr. 2024
How other parts of the economy performed: Housing helps power growth
Housing construction and renovation surged 13.9%, the most in three years and the third increase after nine-straight quarterly declines.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Admission to the Milwaukee Art Museum will be free on both April 28 and June 6 as part of a new program called Free Day + Celebration — quarterly events at the art museum organized around a specific person or theme which include free admission, programs and activities.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said its quarterly revenue grew at its fastest pace in more than a year.
—Cagan Koc, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
Tesla reported vehicle deliveries early this month that missed expectations by a wide margin, posting its first quarterly decline in four years.
—Dana Hull, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Liz Capo McCormick, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
The news was announced just weeks after official data showed foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country had hit a record quarterly low amid a slump in business confidence.
—Laura He, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
The quarterly, whose relaunch was announced Thursday, will resume publication with its full existing editorial team and produce its first new issue this August.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
In 1922, the Council on Foreign Relations launched Foreign Affairs after acquiring the future publication rights for an existing quarterly called the Journal of International Relations—which, until just a few years earlier, had been known as the Journal of Race Development.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Under Claman’s bill, Turo would impose the 10% vehicle-rental tax on the renter at the point of sale through its app or website, and the company would then remit tax revenue to the state quarterly.
—Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023
Gross bookings grew 19% in 2022, and its mobility business reached an all-time quarterly high at the end of the year.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes, 4 May 2023
His demanding prose style was forged in an era when small-circulation quarterlies still had some cachet.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The British Property Federation estimates that the total March quarterly rent bill for U.K. retailers and leisure operators is about 2.5 billion pounds.
—Jack Sidders, Bloomberg.com, 13 May 2020
Adverb
The board will initially meet in May and then quarterly thereafter.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
In an August 2023 statement, Phoenix Union said the district conducted emergency response drills quarterly, which could include lockdown drills.
—Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
Alaska Airlines has announced the launch of its new Global Getaways program, offering up to 50 percent off award flights to a list of destinations that will change quarterly.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
The event is the debut of Daley Ranch Discussions With Friends, which is expected to happen quarterly.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
That’s according to ZipRecruiter’s latest Survey of New Hires, which the company publishes quarterly.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The plan is to update the maps quarterly, adding about 40,000 miles at a time until the network reaches about 750,000 miles.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
That’s one higher than initial indications provided by the Fed’s dot plot (a chart updated quarterly projecting the interest rate’s short-term moves) but two lower than the Wall Street consensus of six cuts.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
Under the tax code, the interest rate for overpayments and underpayments is set quarterly.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Exactly how much Greene reaps from such appeals will become clear when her campaign files its next quarterly finance report.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
Bakish will not take part in the traditional conference call with analysts that accompanies quarterly earnings disclosures, CNBC reported.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Apr. 2024
Demand for office space in New York City and Los Angeles has reached the outer edges of the pre-pandemic rate of demand, according to the latest quarterly Office Demand Index from real estate software firm VTS, released Wednesday.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
Both companies reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and profit on Thursday.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 26 Apr. 2024
How other parts of the economy performed: Housing helps power growth
Housing construction and renovation surged 13.9%, the most in three years and the third increase after nine-straight quarterly declines.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Admission to the Milwaukee Art Museum will be free on both April 28 and June 6 as part of a new program called Free Day + Celebration — quarterly events at the art museum organized around a specific person or theme which include free admission, programs and activities.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said its quarterly revenue grew at its fastest pace in more than a year.
—Cagan Koc, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
Tesla reported vehicle deliveries early this month that missed expectations by a wide margin, posting its first quarterly decline in four years.
—Dana Hull, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Noun
Traders are already bracing for the Treasury to announce further increases to auction sizes at its next quarterly refunding on Nov. 1.
—Liz Capo McCormick, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
The news was announced just weeks after official data showed foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country had hit a record quarterly low amid a slump in business confidence.
—Laura He, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
The quarterly, whose relaunch was announced Thursday, will resume publication with its full existing editorial team and produce its first new issue this August.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
In 1922, the Council on Foreign Relations launched Foreign Affairs after acquiring the future publication rights for an existing quarterly called the Journal of International Relations—which, until just a few years earlier, had been known as the Journal of Race Development.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Under Claman’s bill, Turo would impose the 10% vehicle-rental tax on the renter at the point of sale through its app or website, and the company would then remit tax revenue to the state quarterly.
—Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023
Gross bookings grew 19% in 2022, and its mobility business reached an all-time quarterly high at the end of the year.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes, 4 May 2023
His demanding prose style was forged in an era when small-circulation quarterlies still had some cachet.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The British Property Federation estimates that the total March quarterly rent bill for U.K. retailers and leisure operators is about 2.5 billion pounds.
—Jack Sidders, Bloomberg.com, 13 May 2020
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quarterly
1 of 3 adverb
quar·ter·ly
ˈkwȯ(r)t-ər-lē 
: four times a year
interest compounded quarterly
quarterly
2 of 3 adjective
: coming or happening every three months
quarterly premium
quarterly meeting
quarterly
3 of 3 noun
plural quarterlies
: a magazine published four times a year
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